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OSAKA 2007
JAAA Day 1 REPORT

Jamaica had a successful opening day at the 11th IAAF World Championships with 8 out of 10 competitors advancing to the next round of their respective events. Athletes reported that the training camp in Totorri was beneficial and were in high spirits moving in to the start of competition on Saturday.

3000m Steeplechase Women

Running at 11:00 a.m. in the morning with an average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius, Madrea Hyman placed 6th in her heat to qualify for the finals of the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase. Korene Hinds who placed 5th in her heat did not qualify for the finals.

Shot Put Men

Dorian Scott qualified for the final round of the Shot Put where he placed 11th.

100m Men

Clement Campbell and Nesta Carter both finished fourth in their respective second round heats, qualifying for the semi-final round of the men’s 100m. Asafa Powell won his second round heat comfortably going into the semi-finals with the fastest qualifying time of 10.01.

800m Women

Jamaica’s lone entrant in the Women’s 800m, Kenia Sinclair, looked good in qualifying for the semi-final round.

400m Hurdles Men

Jamaica had three competitors in the first round of the men’s 400m Hurdles. Danny McFarlane easily qualified for the semi-final when he won his heat with the third fastest time going into the semi-finals. Isa Philllips also qualified for the semi-final round finishing fourth in his first round heat. Markino Buckley did not finish his first round heat, stopping half way through the race. He later explained that he had pain in the quad of his trail leg.